hit a wall; encounter obstacles
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hit a wall; to run into a wall; (fig.) to encounter obstacles or setbacks
Can be used literally (physical impact with a wall) or figuratively (encountering insurmountable obstacles in work, negotiations, or life).
Tā他
zǒu走
lù路
shí时
dī低
tóu头
kàn看
shǒu手
jī机
，
yī一
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
zhuàng撞
qiáng墙
le了
。
He was looking down at his phone while walking and accidentally hit a wall.
Zhè这
xiàng项
gǎi改
gé革
fāng方
àn案
zài在
yì议
huì会
shàng上
zhuàng撞
qiáng墙
le了
，
zāo遭
dào到
duō多
shù数
yì议
yuán员
fǎn反
duì对
。
The reform proposal hit a wall in parliament, meeting with opposition from most lawmakers.
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Chuàng创
yè业
lù路
shàng上
nán难
miǎn免
huì会
zhuàng撞
qiáng墙
，
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì是
cóng从
shī失
bài败
zhōng中
xī吸
qǔ取
jiào教
xùn训
。
You'll inevitably hit walls on the entrepreneurial path; what's important is learning from those failures.
Dé得
zhī知
huài坏
xiāo消
xī息
hòu后
，
tā他
qì气
de得
zhí直
zhuàng撞
qiáng墙
。
After hearing the bad news, he was so frustrated that he was banging his head against the wall.